November 14, 2016
Trump’s “Dave” moment
“Who’s paying for all this?” Inevitably, that’s the question my mother asks when she takes a look at any government building when she comes to town. I have lived in Washington now for more than 25 years, so it’s kind...
November 11, 2016
Donald Trump Won: What It Means
Donald Trump won and Hillary Clinton lost. What does it all mean? Trump won despite an uneven campaign. He didn’t bother to set up a separate campaign structure, preferring to outsource to the Republican National Committee. He didn’t hire a...
November 8, 2016
2016 Presidential Election Revelations
On 2016 presidential election revelations… I love the smell of democracy in the morning. It’s the smell of victory. Sometimes that smell is sour, bitter, pungent and foul. That’s OK. Because there are a lot of strongly held positions out...
November 4, 2016
The Big Mo
Like a college football game, the political team with momentum at their back can pull off a big upset. In 1948, everybody expected Tom Dewey to trounce Harry Truman. The media all confidently predicted a Dewey outcome before, during, and...
November 3, 2016
Cubs Win As Zombie Apocalypse Begins
The Cubs have won the World Series. Can the Zombie Apocalypse be far behind? First, I want to congratulate my friends and the parts of my extended family who are Cub fans. I hate the Cubs. It’s a burden that...
November 2, 2016
Missing Bob Novak and the Sorry State of the Conservative Columnist
I miss Bob Novak. For those millennials too young to remember the Prince of Darkness, Novak was a widely published conservative columnist who delighted into poking holes in the argument of mainstream media elite. Yes, even back then, there was...